Window-awning.



W. F. KREMIN. WINDOW AWNING.

APPLICATION FILED FEB. 19, 1912.

Patented July 9, 1912. M

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WINDOW AWNING.

APPLIGATION FILED FEB. 19, 1912.

Patented July 9, 1912.

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"tll lllE PATENT @Fhltifi WILLIAM F. KBEIVIIN, 01E ST. LOUI S, MISSOURI.

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To all wiiom it may concern:

Be it known that I, WI LIAM F. Kant rm, acitizen of the United States,residing at St. Louis, Missouri, have invented a certain new and usefulImprovement in VVindowis so designed that it can be manufactured at alow cost and installed easily.

Other objects and desirable features of my invention will be hereinafterpointed out.

Figure 1 of the drawings is a perspective. view 1llustrat1ng my improvedwindow awning closed orraised; Fig. 2 shows the awning open; Fig. 3 is avertical sectional view of a window provided with an awning constructedin accordance with my inven tion, the awning being closed; Fig. 41- is asimilar view showing the awning open; Fig. 5 is an enlarged frontelevational View of the awning rolled up; and Figs. 6 and 7 aretransverse sectional views taken on the lines 6-6 and 77, respectively,of Fig. 5.

Referring to the drawings which illustrate the preferred form of myinvention, A designates a roller which is journaled in brackets l and 2that are connected to a window frame B at a point adjacent the up-.peredge of the top sash of the window. A

piece of fabric C is connected to said roller, and a pair of pivotallymounted arms 3 are provided for holding the lower edge of said fabricextended so as toform an awning for the window. The lower edge of thefabric C may be connected to the arms 3 in any suitable manner but Iprefer to connect the fabric to a erosspiece 4 that joins the arms 3together. A stationary cross-bar 5 is arranged at approximately themiddle of the window frame so as to hold the upper'portion of the fabricQ in a substantially vertical position, as shown in Figs. 2 and 4, andthus cause the awning to start to slope Specification of Letters Iatent.

I Application filed February 19,1912.

between the screen D andthe Patented July 9,1912. Serial No. 678,561.

outwardly at a point adjacent the'gmeeting rails of the top-and bottomsashes, the crossbar 5 extendingztransversely across the fabric, asshown in Figs. 1 and 2, and being provided at its ends with inwardlyprojecting arms 6 that are permanently fastened by screws or othersuitable devices 'tothe side members of-the-window frame B. The

arms dare-so arrangedrthat they will slide vertically when the awning israised and lowered, and in thepreferred formvofmy invention'as hereinshown, :each of the arm.-.

3 ispivotally' connected at'itsinner end to a sleeve or hearing 7 that'isslidingly mount ed on a vertically disposediguide rod or track 8which is-fastened at its opposite ends .to the'front'face of one of theside, pieces of the window'frame.

The roller A is provided with a winding spring 9 and a pawl sand;ratchet mechanism 10 ofwany suitable design for automatically windingthe fabric onto the roller, andran 'operating'device 11 which preferablycon sists of a-fiat tape or piece of webbing, is

connected at its upper-rend to" the roller so as to rotate the roller inan opposite direction to thatwhi'ch the'sprin-g rotates it,-forth"epurpose of tripping the'pawl and ratchet mechanism or for downwardly.

In order that the'awning may-be operated without raising the screenD'that extends acrossthe lower sash of thewindow, I arrange the tapeoroperatin device '11 liottom rail of the upper sash of the window, asshown in .Fig. 4, and fasten a knob or cleatlO to the window frame B ata p'oint'inside of the screen so as to enable the'tapebrto be secured bywrapping it around said knob.

Any suitable kind of spring-operated roller A may be used for carrying.the fabric C, and any suitable kind of brackets may be used forsupportingtheroller, the-break.

ets herein shown beingsimilar to those generally used for supporting theroller. of a window-shade except that the bracket 2 is provided with apin 12 that prevents the trunnions on the end of the roller from jumpingout of thefopen-ended slot in said bracket, as shown in Fig. 6.

To close or raise the awning, the operator simply pulls the operatingdevice 11 downwardly far enough to trip the pawl and drawing the awningISO roller to rotate the roller in the proper direction to cause thefabric to be wound onto same, .As the fabric winds up it'first pulls,

ratchet mechanism of the roller andthus permit the winding spring insideof the the arms 3 into an upright position and the continued upwardmovement of the fabric causes said arms to move upwardly into theposition shown in Figs. 1 and 3, the upward travel, of said arms beingarrested when the sleeves or bearings 7-, to whit the inner ends of thearms are connected, strike against the upper ends of-the' tracks 8. Ifit is desired to raise the awning only-partway, the operator grasps thetape 11 so as to arrest the movement of the roller A and thus cause theroller to be locked by the pawl and ratchet mechanism of the roller whenthe fabric has, moved upwardly the desired distance. To lower the awningthe operator pulls the tape 11 downwardly so as to turn the roller A'inthe opposite direction to that in which the spring rotates it, the arms3 sliding downwardly on the rods-8 and also swinging. outwardly into theposition shown in Fig. 4 after the crosspiece 4 at the lower edge of thefabric has passed the stationary cross-bar 5.

A window awning of the construction above described presents a neat andornamental appearance, and when it is closed it does not detract fromthe appearance ofthe window owing tothe fact that the fabric is wound upinto a roll which is arranged at the extreme upper end of the windowopen.- ing, as shown in Fig. 1. The awning can be raised and loweredeasily without even raising the window screen, and as the rollercomprises a pawl and ratchet mechanism that automatically lockstheroller when the rotary movement of the-roller is arrested, it is notnecessary totie the operating tape to a cleat so as to securethe awningin adjusted position.

Another desirable feature ofmy improved awning is that the upper'portionof the window is shaded or protected when the awning is only part-wayidownyand still another desirable feature is that the awning is of suchsimple construction that it can be manufactured cheaply and installedeasily. Having thus described my invention, what I claim asnew anddesire to secure by Let-v ters Patent is: a

1. A window awning comprising a springactuated roller arranged adjacenttheupper edge of a window opening, a pawl and ratchet mechanism forlocking said roller, manuall -Operated means for rotating said 6O rollerso as to store up energy in the spring that actuates the roller, apieceof flexible material connected to said roller to form a shade for thewindow, arms which hold the" lower edge portion of said materialextended, vertically disposed guide rods connected to the front face ofthe side pieces of the window frame, sleevesslidably mounted onsaidguide rods to which the inner ends of said arms are pivotally connected,said guide rods having portions which arrest theupward movement of saidsleeves, and a ratchet mechanism, bearings arranged ad-.

jacent the upper edge of a window opening for supporting said roller,means for looking the roller in said bearings,'a stationary crossbararranged transversely across the window openingat approximately themiddle of same, vertically disposed tracks connected to the front facesof the side members of the window frame,slidable bearingson said tracksprovided with pivotally mounted arms whose outer ends are connectedtogether by an integral cross member, a piece of fabric connected at itslower end to said cross member and at its upper end to said roller andadapted to pass under the cross-bar at the middle of the window opening,and a flat tape connected to said roller and adapted to be wound up withthe fabric for controlling the roller.

stationary cross-bar for holding the upper In testimony whereof Ihereunto aflix my signature in the presence of two witnesses, thisseventeenth day of February 1912.

WILLIAM F. KREMIN,

Witnesses W'nLLs L. Cr rnnon, GEORGE BAKEWELL.

